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Since this is tech to tech chat it may be in wrong area.
Any ways I would not think that a landlord would want to hinder a tenants comfort by forcing them not to operate their system as desired, after all they do pay their own bills correct?

The military isn't footing the bill - we are - And I say "Give them boys the right to choose their own fan option!!"

Seriously though, what's the point of of having a heating or cooling system if you aren't able to use it how you feel comfortable? Zen, tell whoever asked you to disable the fan-on that they are taking the "V" out of HVAC! Fan-on is way cheaper than AC on, just saying.....

Lots of LL cover utilities. Especially if its a house with separate living units and common HVAC

No diy, and it does not matter who pays the bills if I am living in a house and want to circulate the air I should have that option. Especially if the Govt is paying the bill. Some maintenance guy with a Bright idea should not determine that. If it is a shared space all the more reason to run fan as to not have to deal with unknown smells. If shared HVAC on multi unit house then LL is too cheap to do it correctly with seperate units. JMHO.

There are other variables that are influencing the decision to remove Fan=on. Outside air in a coastal humid climate, EXTREMELY tight home construction, negative and positive pressures that are screwing the dewpoints and air changes. I would love to go into details on how the mechanical engineer screwed up, but that's not the point. The engineer of record has come up with this band aid Sequence of Operation that we all know will not solve the issue, but all expert opinion has fallen on deaf ears when the engineer of record takes liability for his actions.

There is, and always will be, a push to idiot-proof new construction. Especially with the new tightness, high efficiencies and unproven products that save a couple bucks on the bills, but cost a fortune in remediation.

There are other variables that are influencing the decision to remove Fan=on. Outside air in a coastal humid climate, EXTREMELY tight home construction, negative and positive pressures that are screwing the dewpoints and air changes. I would love to go into details on how the mechanical engineer screwed up, but that's not the point. The engineer of record has come up with this band aid Sequence of Operation that we all know will not solve the issue, but all expert opinion has fallen on deaf ears when the engineer of record takes liability for his actions.

There is, and always will be, a push to idiot-proof new construction. Especially with the new tightness, high efficiencies and unproven products that save a couple bucks on the bills, but cost a fortune in remediation.

The is most unfortunate. No fresh air ventilation, no recirculation, and no indoor air quality during certain weather conditions. Any quality home should have a fresh air change in 4-5 hours when occupied. In addition, the home should be <50%RH all the time.
When home owners and a/c designers deside to not design this as part of the system, the home owners live with the results. When our government provides provides housing, you would assume that the occupants are getting state of the art indoor air quality.
Here is our recommendation, get a good air filter.
So much for that.
Add a small whole house ventilating dehumidifier, you get fresh air venitlation, air circulationfiltering, and <50%RH. These are basics of good indoor air quality.
Regards TB

How much does it cost to run a fan on a residential unit anyway? I understand about watching your pennies but I can't imagine this saving a substantial chunk of change.

Well if it's a fairly small system and the mtoor only draws 200watts, @ $0.10/kw-hr and if it would normally only run about 30% of the time in "auto", that's $184/yr. That's why for those that like to run the fan continously, a ECM motor can save around $100-150/year in electricity. More when you also factor in the bump in SEER as well.

No diy, and it does not matter who pays the bills if I am living in a house and want to circulate the air I should have that option. Especially if the Govt is paying the bill. Some maintenance guy with a Bright idea should not determine that. If it is a shared space all the more reason to run fan as to not have to deal with unknown smells. If shared HVAC on multi unit house then LL is too cheap to do it correctly with seperate units. JMHO.

You are asking for widow openings. Letting them run fan is cheaper then driving them to windows. Tight buildings need air circulation.

Wifi thermostats are the true answer. KNOW what the occupants are doing over time rather than guessing. If you make that pitch it even more firmly puts onus of failure and brand of incompetence upon them.